[GreenKeys] Cleaning

[Roy Morgan]

On Aug 18, 2014, at 11:12 AM, Jeffrey D Angus <jdangus at att.net> wrote:

> On 8/18/2014 10:02 AM, Ralph Mowery wrote:
>>  look for a gun cleaning solution called Ed's Red.  It is a mix of
>> kerosene, automatic transmission fluid, stoddard solvent and
>> acatone or something like that in equal ammounts.
> 
> Speaking of do it yourself mixtures, the absolute BEST mixture
> for freeing frozen screws nuts, shafts etc. is a 50/50 mixture of
> automatic transmission fluid and acetone. The next best product,
> commercially available, is Kroil.

Jeff,

I have heard of the article publish in Home Machinist Magazine ( or some similar name) and tried it out.

BUT: The ATF and the acetone would NOT mix.  I was puzzled.

Can any one report success with the 50-50 ATF and acetone mixture?  If so, What version of ATF did you use?

Roy

Roy Morgan
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K1LKY Since 1958